Priory Primary

Parkwood 'Poppets' Playgroup Parkwood Green, Gillingham, Kent ME8 9PN

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Inspection date 5 December 2018 Previous inspection date 15 January 2018

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This inspection: Good 2

Previous inspection: Requires improvement Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 2 Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 2 Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 2 Outcomes for children Good 2

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This provision is good

n Staff establish positive relationships with children and get to know their individual personalities well. Children have a good sense of belonging and positive self-esteem. n Staff build and maintain good partnerships with parents and keep them fully involved and informed in their children's development. For instance, they regularly encourage parents to add to their children's learning records. n Children have good opportunities to gain skills to support their future learning. For example, they independently choose their own play with confidence. n Staff support children to develop good communication skills. For instance, they ask challenging questions and give them enough time to think and then respond. n Children develop a good understanding of other people similarities and differences from around the world. For example, they learn about different cultural dress, like saris. n The manager ensures that all staff are safe and suitable. She closely monitors the

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This provision is good

consistency of care and teaching they provide children. For instance, she observes staff teach children daily and provides them with helpful advice to develop their practice. n Staff miss some opportunities to develop children's interest and skills in technology and how things work even further. n Staff do not always organise larger group activities effectively to ensure that they help keep all children fully engaged in their learning experiences.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

To further improve the quality of the early years provision the provider should:

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

n build on children's opportunities to learn about how things work and develop their skills and interest in technology more extensively n review and improve the organisation of larger group activities to ensure that they fully engage all children throughout the duration of their learning opportunities.

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What the setting needs to do to improve further

Inspection activities n The inspector observed the staff interacting with children and assessed the impact this has on children's learning. n The inspector viewed the indoor and outdoor environments. n The inspector looked at written documentation, including evidence of the suitability of all those working at the setting. n The inspector spoke to the manager, children, parents and staff, and considered their views. n The inspector carried out a joint observation with the manager.

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Effectiveness of leadership and management is good

The manager and staff effectively evaluate their practice together. They have made positive changes since their last inspection. For example, they have strengthened their relationships with parents. Staff hold daily meetings to discuss how well the activities motivated children to learn. Staff use their findings to develop their future activity plans. All staff are keen to keep their ideas current and build on their skills and knowledge even further. They attend regular training beneficial to their practice. For instance, they have learnt about the different ways to plan for and monitor children's progress more concisely. Staff use additional funding effectively to meet children's individual needs. For example, they have purchased additional resources to support children to learn how to manage their emotions, like puppets. Safeguarding is effective. All staff have a good knowledge of the safeguarding procedures to follow to help protect children's safety and

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Quality of teaching, learning and assessment is good

The manager and staff closely monitor and track children's individual and specific group progress. This enables them to quickly highlight any gaps in their development and provide good support to help close them promptly. Staff establish positive partnerships with staff at other settings that children also attend. This helps provide them with a good consistent approach to their shared care and learning. For example, they regularly share children's next steps in their learning. Staff effectively support children to prepare for their eventual move on to school. For example, children count as they play with confidence. Staff build on children's interests well. For instance, children who enjoy looking at an atlas, go on to become 'pilots' as they fly to different destinations from around the globe.

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Personal development, behaviour and welfare are good

Children are polite and behave well. They develop good social skills and build meaningful friendships. For example, they play together, take turns and share resources happily. Children have good opportunities to challenge their physical skills. For example, they negotiate more difficult equipment, like rope ladders and monkey bars. Children develop a good understanding of the importance of healthy lifestyles. For example, they discuss the importance of washing away germs and help prepare healthy and balanced snacks.

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Outcomes for children are good

All children, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities make good progress. Children gain good skills to support their future learning. For example, younger children give meaning to marks they make as they draw and older children write their name with confidence. Children have a positive level of empathy and kindness. For example, they regularly visit the elderly residential home to share activities.

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Setting details

Unique reference number 103831 Local authority Medway Inspection number 10080449 Type of provision Full day care Registers Early Years Register Day care type Childcare on non-domestic premises Age range of children 2 - 4 Total number of places 26 Number of children on roll 38 Name of registered person Parkwood Community Association Committee

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Date of previous inspection 15 January 2018 Telephone number 01634 371886

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Parkwood 'Poppets' Playgroup registered in 1997. It is located in a community centre in Gillingham, Kent. The setting employs nine members of staff. All of whom hold a relevant early years qualifications at level 2 and above. This includes one member of staff who has an early years degree. The setting opens from Monday to Friday term time only. Sessions are from 9.15am to 3pm. It provides funded early education for two-, three- and four- year-old children.

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This inspection was carried out by Ofsted under sections 49 and 50 of the Childcare Act 2006 on the quality and standards of provision that is registered on the Early Years Register. The registered person must ensure that this provision complies with the statutory framework for children's learning, development and care, known as the early years foundation stage.

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